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The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times…The reliques of Rome contayning all such matters of religion, as haue in times…
The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times past been brought into the Church by the Pope and his adherents: faithfully gathered out of the most faithful writers of chronicles and histories, and now newly both diligently corrected & greatly augmented, to the singular profit of the readers, by Thomas Becon. 1563.The reliques of Rome contayning all such matters of religion, as haue in times past bene brought into the Church by the Pope and his adherentes: faithfully gathered out of the moste faithful writers of chronicles and histories, and nowe newly both diligently corrected & greatly augmented, to the singuler profit of the readers, by Thomas Becon. 1563.
London: printed by John Day, 1563London: printed by Iohn Day, 1563
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The seventh virtue is, that the prayer of them which do hear Mass• is sooner heard and accepted of God in the mass time, than at any other time. For then the priest and the holy Angels, which be about the altar, do help you to pray.
The seuenth vertue is, that the prayer of them whiche do heare Mass• is sooner hearde and accepted of God in the masse tyme, than at any other tyme. For then the priest and the holye Aungels, which beabout the altare, do helpe you to pray.
The eight virtue is, that the souls ⟨image 239⟩being in Purgatory, whiles y• the man doth hear Mass, and doth pray for them have a singular absolution, during the same Mass. For there is nothing that doth bring them so shortly out of the pains of purgatory, as to cause to say or to hear devoutly Mass for them.
The eight vertue is, that the soules ⟨image 239⟩being in Purgatory, whiles y• the man doth heare Masse, and doth pray for thē haue a singular absolution, during the same Masse. For there is nothing that doth bryng them so shortly out of the paines of purgatory, as to cause to say or to heare deuoutly Masse for them.
1The ninth virtue is, that it is better to hear one mass in our life time, than to cause an hundred to be said or heard for us after our death. And ye it is better that a man cause a mass to be said for him in his life, than an hundred after his death: the reason is this. For a man may now deserve and merit much with a Mass, but not after his death. For then he doth only find ye, which he hath deserved in his life. And hundred thousand masses now done, can not augment one moment of glory & joy after this time. But by a mass, which I do hear, I may obtain that I shall not come in Purgatory. But after our death, the mass delivereth only from Purgatory. Is it not better then, not to come in purgatory, than when a man is there, to tarry and look for aid and help to be delivered.